Articles tagged with "criminal justice"
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Pot prohibition costs Florida at least $200 million per year
David Downs - Published on July 25, 2024Read moreFloridians get to free the weed at the ballot box Nov. 5. What’s at stake? Scores of weed arrests, and at least $200 million per year in tax revenue for a massive, newly-legal economy. Also, tens of millions of dollars more in criminal justice savings from fewer arrests and prison sentences. That $200 million figure […]
Connecticut expunged more than 43,000 cannabis convictions
Amelia Williams - Published on January 11, 2023Read moreConnecticut is the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis with a focus on equity and social justice. They’ve expunged nearly 44,000 criminal records so far, but there’s more work to be done.
A Proud Boy claimed marijuana made him storm the Capitol. Stoner Twitter owned him
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 21, 2021Read moreAn accused insurrectionist says he ‘smoked a significant amount of marijuana’ before storming the Capitol. America’s stoners set him straight.
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Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis convictions
The Associated Press - Published on January 4, 2021Read moreGov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 others.
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America’s longest-serving cannabis prisoner enjoys first days of freedom
The Associated Press - Published on December 15, 2020Read moreAfter serving 31 years, 71-year-old Richard DeLisi enjoyed a Jack’s cheeseburger and breakfast with his son.
